Background: Health professionals commonly underestimate caregiver needs for information
about palliative care, death and dying and may feel poorly prepared to discuss these issues …

Nurses across all specialities are uniquely placed to positively contribute to addressing the
many unmet needs that patients and their families have at the end of life. Over the past three …

Objective The aims of the study were to examine a) patients' knowledge of palliative care, b)
patients' expectations and needs when being admitted to a palliative care unit, and c) …

Background: It is important to identify, from the patients' perspectives, the different factors
that contribute toward psycho-social-spiritual healing. Methods: This was a qualitative study …

Background: the right for patients of all diagnoses to be in receipt of palliative care from an
early point in the diagnosis of a life-limiting condition is now enshrined in policy in a number …

Background: There is increasing demand for primary care practitioners to play a key role in
palliative care delivery. Given this, it is important to understand their perceptions of the …

INTRODUCTION: The vision for palliative care service provision in New Zealand is for all
people who are dying and their families to have timely access to culturally appropriate …

Objectives: This study aimed to explore health professional, patient, family, and caregiver
perceptions of palliative care, availability of palliative care services to patients across South …

Background: Healthcare providers working in hospitals are frequently exposed to patients
with palliative care needs. For most patients, these reflect non-specialist rather than …

Background: Internationally, both primary care providers and palliative care specialists are
required to address palliative care needs of our communities. Clarity on the roles of primary …